I thought that because I’m finally a card-carrying adult, I would be better with money. And I am good. At spending it, that is.
I started to get nervous with all the news coverage about people going broke and living in boxes. So, with this economic crisis upon us, I decided to look more seriously at recent examples of my over-spending.
Example: Instead of purchasing a jacket at Target the other day, I found a nearly EXACT replica for $100 more at Nordstrom. I liked the way it fit. Back off.
Example: I grocery shop at places like Whole Foods (or as I like to call it – Whole Paycheck), buying organic celery that I never fucking eat, because it sits behind the PBR in my fridge [hey - at least my beer is cheap!].
Example: After being economical and buying a cute new comforter cover at IKEA for a great price, I drug Nathalie to BigBoxTechStore so I could purchase season 3 of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia on DVD … as well as the entire Sarah Silverman Project. Because I ‘deserve’ it.
This term in my graduate program, I am taking a budget & financial planning course. I started to look at the book in the hopes that it would inspire me – but it had lots 0f numbers and graphs and letters. No pictures.
I put it down.
I thought the internet would help me — but when I was searching for single girls & budgeting – all I found were sites for single mothers and planning ‘omg, the best bachelorette party evarrrr you guys!’
So, I looked for single dudes & budgets — and I found some good stuff! Like ‘The Bachelor Guy‘ – whose site includes ads with half naked chicks. Score!
But I think it’s crap that you can’t find sites like this for ladies like myself – with big pockets and their own lives.
So, once I get the hang of this saving & frugal thing – I’m starting my own site.
Because, dammit!, a girl needs to know how to save up for her right hand ring 
